Chilled salads are some of my favorite summertime dishes to make. It seems like each summer season I find a new favorite… and I make it at least one million times between June and August.

This simple chickpea salad is the leading favorite, so far, for summer 2016. I’ve not made it one million times just yet, but I’ve only just perfected the recipe! I’ve paired this dish up with simple baked chicken and lime-cilantro shrimp and it was a wonderful compliment to both dishes.

Lately, chickpeas and fresh rosemary have found special places in my heart and I’ve been using both ingredients, respectively, a whole lot. So, if you are a fan of either ingredient or both, you may be happy to know that more recipes with both of those fixings are in the works!

This salad has all the best features of several of my favorite dishes: it’s light, healthy and it takes very little time to put it together! However, if you wanted to take a short-cut and use bottled dressing instead of making your own, a quality balsamic vinaigrette would make a good substitution.

And, now that I’m thinking about it, another delicious add-in would be some diced cucumber.

The chilling time recommended for this easy side dish isn’t absolutely necessary before serving, but it sure does allow the flavors in this salad to come together and stand-out. So, do make it ahead of time when you can.

As for myself and my family, we’ve been catching up on some much needed time together now that Evan is back from overseas! He was gone for a grand total of eight months, so he basically needed training to get up to speed with this crazy crew. And, I might have redecorated while he was away (just a little bit), so he needed a tour of the house too.

Now that the grill-master of the house is home, you can bet your buttons I’ll be serving this chickpea salad with all the barbecue he’ll be serving up this weekend too.

In July, we are taking our first big vacation together in years, so we are looking forward to that. I’ll leave you in suspense over our destination, though. Just know that we can hardly wait!

Picture I posted recently on my Instagram feed. I paired this salad up with some lime-cilantro shrimp 🙂

I love cold summer salads too. You are absolutely right, it takes no time to put together a few seasonal ingredients to make a delicious salad. Love the focus on chickpeas in your summer salad with the honey-lime vinaigrette. Beautiful.

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Hello! I'm Marcelle. I am a proud wife and mother to two amazing kids. I'm also an adventurous home cook that loves to share recipes. This blog offers me the chance to share with you and family and friends who are far away. I'm so thankful you stopped by!

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